Video, how Sense detects TV’s (not true detection)

[kevin1]

Sense uses WiFi messages (broadcasts) sent by smartTVs and other smart devices to figure out when that smart device turns on and turns off.

Question about detection and NDI

@Mcraeh, From what I heard at the webinar yesterday, NDI is nice capability for connected devices with challenging power profiles, but only works well when two things are in place: The device is well behaved in its network protocol when changing power states / joining / leaving the network - some brands or models do this well, other don’t. Many dongle type devices continuously re-register on the network regardless of power state. The device has to cleanly say “I’m on” and “I’m off” via it’s r…